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Nothing to see here, just a normal tourist visit......
WASHINGTON Three months after supporters of President Donald J. Trump violently stormed the Capitol, Alisa La, a close aide to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, sat in the office suite where she had hid from the rioters, describing the lasting effects of her traumatic experience on Jan. 6.
Just as she finished speaking, an intercom began blaring: another lockdown.
She went through the same motions as on Jan. 6. She checked with colleagues to try to figure out what was going on. She reached out to family members to let them know she was locked in the Capitol. She complied with orders from the police to stay inside as cable news stations broadcast images of the grim scene outside.
Soon, Ms. La would learn the reason for that days alarm. A knife-wielding assailant had fatally rammed a police officer with his car outside the driveway to the Capitol and wounded another officer. The carnage appeared to be unconnected to the events of Jan. 6, when the pro-Trump mob invaded the building in an attempt to stop the certification of President Bidens victory.
But it was another reminder of the lingering impact of that day. Before Jan. 6, the Capitol seemed almost impenetrable, its pristine dome the physical embodiment of a secure and stable democracy. For many, it is now tinged with an unshakable sense of hypervigilance, trauma, anger and sadness.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/16/us/politics/capitol-riot.html
bottomofthehill
(8,329 posts)Was when Ms La and one of her colleagues-workers were being interviewed. That were talking about hiding under a table in the speakers conference room, one turned to the other and said they take hostages? The other Ms Smith said, I think so. What a horrible thought process must have been playing out in their minds. How terrifying it must have been for them, yet they continue to go back to work. Their bravery inspires me.
I dont have a NYT subscription, but will find a way to read the article.
Ms La and Ms Smith are true heros.